. >> reporter: i am erica wood in south africa.l tell you how the country's electricity rice us is crisis is putting people's health at risk. >> weeknights on al jazeera america. >> join me as we bring you an in-depth look at the most important issues of the day. breaking it down. getting you the facts. it's the only place you'll find... the inside story. >> ray suarez hosts "inside story". weeknights, 11:30 eastern. on al jazeera america. ♪ ♪ >>> the top stories on al jazerra, gunmen have stormed a university in kenya's northeast and are holding students hostage. police say two guards have been killed and the attackers are hiding in the student accommodations. the red cross says 32 people have been injured. >>> saudi-led air strikes are forcing houthi rebel to his pull back from the yemeni southern city of aden. the sowed saudi-led coalition wants the rebels to vender and president hadi to be reinstated. >>> isil fight versa taxed a palestinian refugees camp in syria but have been pushed back by other rebel forces. aid agencies sa

erica woods, al jazeera. >> jordanian draft resolution could be presented to the u.n. next week, it would impose a travel ban on houthi leader, and saleh's eldest son there would be an arms embargo and ask to inspect cargoes headsto the country. >>> pakistan parliaments says it wants to main neutrality in yemen. the united arab emirates has criticized pakistan for choosing iran over the gulf nation nicole johnston reports. >> pakistan passed a resolution to support what it dawls territorialcalls aterritorial integrity of yemen. one week ago noaz sharif says pakistan should follow, now it is official. >> can you not afford o90 iran annoy iran. >> the other consideration is iran. on thursday its foreign minister be javad zarif backs houthis but denies given them weapons. the foreign minister states. >> it has the potential of sphwurng a sectarian conflict, fallout in the region including pakistan. >> pakistan doesn't want to offend its shia population. one of the university students we talked to said pakistan should stay out of the conflict. >> it is their war and it isn

erica woods, al jazeera. >> meanwhile u.n. ambassador says draft resolution, imposing imposing aassetimposingasset freezes. yemen's neighbors would be asked to inspect cargo headed to the country. >>> let's move on, the u.s. president barack obama has shaken hands with raul castro. these leaders are expected to hold aprivate meeting at the summit of the americas on saturday. our dploik diplomatic editor james bays has the story. >> government of raul castro four months ago. a slefnl camera caught the moment the two men chatted briefly and shook hands but just a matter of hours they're expected to have a proarn discussion. a proper discussion first time since fidel castro became president of the country in 1959. the u.s. is keen to portray this summit as a historic change in relations for both countries. but there is one very significant cloud on the horizon. these protesters are angry about an scuff order by president obama a month ago placing sanctions on senior venezuelan officials and placing owner curbs on the deposit of t

erica wood reports from the greater national park. >> reporter: they are called the black mambas afterstest and most dangerous snake. and like the reptile. these women are striking fear in to the hearts of poachers of one of the world's most endangered ma'ammammals. >> in the next generation to come there won't be no rhinos anymore. so we want the generation to see the rhinos. >> reporter: they sweep for traps and snares and patrol along the boarder fences. the game park's first line of descension and defense are them. >> nothing now at the moment. >> reporter: and this is what the black mambas are a trying protect. there are only around 20,000 of these white rhinos left in existence in the wild and most of their population is here in south africa. the game park is privately owned and lies on the western edge of the greater kruger national park between 2012 and 2013, it lost 12 rhinos. much of the poaching is done by foreigners, but some of it is carry out by locals. the park's warden decided part of the solution to the problem had to come from within the community. >> some places poac

they can fetch up to $10,000 on the black market, from cape town erica wood reports. >> reporter: inosaurs roamed the earth this is what the landscape might have looked like. filled with palm-like plants that were once the dominant vegetation. this has been around for 300 million years. but several species have already disappeared and others are about to follow suit because of the actions of humans in the last few decades. >> they are survived several mass i think extinctions in the world they stuck around through ice ages and yet there is a really, really good chance they will go ex-teaching because of our activities and mainly because of collect to go this ex-to want through habitat loss. >> reporter: two-thirds of all the species are threatened making them the most endanger organize organisms on the planet. they are disappearing because they are being porched for collectors. some have been growing here for 100 years. but they are no longer safe. the garden staff have now had to install sophisticated alarms and motion censors because in august last year thieves came in during the n

plus-- >> i'm erica woods in south africa. coming up we'll tell you how women are protecting rhinos in the krueger national park. >> let's start with yemen. a country fast ascending into chaos. houthi rebels are backing government loyalists in the southern city of aden and they're support supported by saudi weapons. the fighters linked with the former ali abdullah saleh has seized former headquarters. >> the streets have become a battleground, and the people of this city interest "r" caught in the cross fire. >> aden has been under fighting for the last 20 hours, also power supplies have been cut off after going through an intense battle on thursday. it is getting more difficult hotels as well and a lot of people are dieing in hospitals as well. >> days of fighting has destroyed much of the city center. people are overwhelmed and desperate for help. >> we urge all countries to help us. we need help in aden, and we declare aid and disaster area. >> people are struggling to cope. the saudi-led coalition has dropped weapons and a

. >> i'm erica woods in south africa. coming up i tell you how women are protecting rhinos in the greater kruger national park. >> in sport. is messi match-fit. the latest on barcelona's bid for title success. >> al jazeera america brings you a first hand look at the environmental issues, and new understanding of our changing world. >> it's the very beginning >> this was a storm of the decade >>...hurricane... >> we can save species... >> our special month long focus, fragile planet >> sunday night. >> 140 world leaders will take the podium. >> get the full story. >> there is real disunity in the security council. >> about issues that impact your world. >> infectious diseases are a major threat to health. >> "the week ahead". sunday 8:30 eastern. only on al jazeera america. you >>> welcome back. you're watching the al jazeera newshour. let's update you on the top stories. the u.n. security council has met to discuss the situation in yemen. saudi arabia continued their attacks in aden. nine killed, dozens injured. kenya's

loyal yemen was one of the world's most of impoverished nation and facts are likely to get worse erica woods, al jazeera. >>> a draft u.n. position could be prevented next week. the same sanctions would also be imposed on the eldest son on the former president, ali abdullah saleh. requirement to inspect shipments headed to yemen. >>> america's meeting with cuba in panama,. >> arriving for a summit he hopes can be changed forever with the government of raul castro four months ago. a cell phone camera caught the moment when the two chatted briefly and shook hands. but a talk between two countries will begin tomorrow. >> as the united states begins a new chapter in our relationship with cuba we hope it will improve the lives of the people. >> historic change in the relations in the region. but there is one significant cloud over the horizon. these individuals are angry over a sanction president obama conducted on being venezuela. >> i well speak about justice and how to reach justice. the united states has to ask for forgivenessforgiveness. >> it's clear the leftist tradition of latin american

erica wood has more. >> this wind farm is south africa's showpiece for wind energy. the government says it wants 40% of its power to come from solar and wind energy in the next three years. in the meantime electricity come from stationed powered by coal. >> the environmental charity greenpeace say katrina's symptoms are common in this area. in the district where katrina lives is home to 11 coal powered stations and another is under construction. this region is built an coal mining and coal burning. and as soon as you arrive in the area there's a real noticeable difference in the air quality. in fact some researchers say this area has some of the dirtiest air in the world. greenpeace says allowing the state owned oil company an extra five years to meet carbon emissions, can mean the death to more people. >> the department of environmental fears has clearly gone against south africa's constitutional right to a healthy environment. by improving almost all of the postponements, they put the people living in those areas at risk. >> the department admits it didn't carry ou

erica wood has more from the western border of the greater kruger national park. >> reporter: they are called the black mum bas after the fastest most dangerous snake. like the reptile the women are striking fear into the hearts of poachers of one of the world's most endangered mammals. >> they will not be more rhino. so i want the generation to see them. they patrol along the border. for the game park's first line of detection and dissent. this is what the black mum bas are trying to protect. there's only around 25,000 white rhinos. most of the population is here in south africa. >> the game park is privately owed and lies on the western edge of the greater kruger national park. between 2012 and 2013, it loft many. much poaching is done by foreigners some by locals. part of the solution to the problem had to come from within the community. some are deemed as heroes bringing money into the community, and the social uplift. programme like this hopefully will change that. >> so far so good in the two years since they started patrols, poaching has been cut by 75%. this man is dangerous. >

erica wood has more. >> reporter: protesters demand an end to the targeting and killing of african-americans by police. >> why should i have to be afraid of the guy that's supposed to protect me. >> they're responding to this amateur video that went viral on the internet. it shows a white police officer shooting 50-year-old walter scott several times in the back as he ran away. he had been pulled over on saturday for having a broken taillight. the officer stated in his report that scott had attacked him stolen his taser and that he was in danger. but the video shot by a witness nearby shows a different story. the officer now has been charged with murder. >> i have watched the video and i was sickened by what i saw. >> this has been a horrible tragedy within our community. there have been two families that have been harm greatlyly by what occurred, both the victims and the officer's family. >> north charleston is home to 100,000 people. nearly half have black but they represent only 18% of the police force. >> i don't think that all police officers are bad cops. but there are some bad once ou

erica wood on what khamenei's comments mean for the nuclear deal with iran. >> translation: any final approval of iran's nuclear agreement has to come from this man, the supreme leader ayatollah khamenei. the latest comments show there's some way to go before it's a done deal. >> translation: what has been achieved so far does not guarantee a deal and neither do the talks leading up to the deal. it doesn't guarantee the peace talks will continue to the end and lead to a deal. >> reporter: the hard line talk will be disappointing for the p5+1 involved in the marathon final talks in switzerland last week, there iran agreed to limit >>> the iranian president was part of the negotiation, he too, is talking tough. >> we will not sign any agreement unless all economic sanctions are lifted at once much on the first day of the implementation of the agreement. >> he has a fine line to walk politically both internationally and at home. so far he's managed to remain popular with conservatives in moderates in iran, and he must convince skeptics of the deal, that his country is not bowing to weste

i'm erica woods in cape town, and that coming up >>> hundreds of runners allowed on to the streets of pyongyang for the north korean marathon. >>> welcome back let's recap the headlines in al jazeera. the saudi defence minister says three army officers have been killed by mortar shells fired from yemen. and happened in the saudi border. the kenyan government gives the u.n. three months to close the badaab refugee camp. >>> parents in australia who refuse to vaccinate their children could lose out on benefits. the pop si dubbed no jab, no pay could cost up to 12,000 per child. >>> iraqi troops say they are making progress in anbar province in an offensive against i.s.i.l. fighters are helping, anbar is a large province bordering syria and jordan >>> the baghdad bureau chief for reuters left iraq after receiving death threats. ned parker and two colleagues wrote a report detailing human rights abuses and the article noted widespread looting after forces and shiite militia recaptured it from i.s.i.l. last month >>> let's go to a retired lebanese army general joining us from beirut to tal

erica woods has more details. >> reporter: this is much needed medical aid being unloaded at sanaa international airport. one of two planes that landed at the question men yemeni capital on friday enough to treat 1,000 people. >> we've received medical assistance, which is needed now in yemen. >> supplies would arrive in aden by boat. but properly distributing the aid could prove difficult. roads are being cut off, and boats are being prevented from leaving many ports. >> i would like to share with you again that the intense situation in yemen are getting worse by the hour. conflict is now affecting 15 out of 22 governments in the country. the situation in aid someone extremely pre-occupying if not catastrophic. >> 600 civilians and fighters have been killed so far in this war. there are concerns of the long-lasting humanitarian toll on the population. >> we expect in the coming weeks there will be an upsurge of malnutrition across the country it's not going to get better. people's revenues are going down. cost of live something going up, and government services are weakened if not falling apart

now erica wood went to the krueger national park. >> they're called the black mambas after africa's most dangerous snake. and like the reptile these women are striking fear into the hearts of poachers of the world's most endangered animals. >> there won't be no reiners any more. we want the next generation to see the rhinos. >> they look for traps and snares and patrol along the perimeter. they are the first line of defense. >> this is what the black mambas are trying to protect. there are only 20,000 of white rhinos left in existence in the wild. most of that population is here in south africa. thethe this park is on the western edge of the krueger national park. they've lost 12 rhinos. much of the poaching is done by foreigners but some of it is carried out by locals. the park's wardens decided that part of the solution had to come from within the community. >> they're heroes thought of as heroes. they bring revenue into the community, and hopefully this will change that around. >> so far so good. in the two years since the black mambas started patrolling poaching has been cut by 75%.

woods as soon as possible. >>> an argument leads to a wild ride, scanning the satellites for some of the best caught on camera video, erica? >>> going to be a cloudy and dreary day, the rain arrives late in the afternoon, you still have time to get out doors and do anything outside that you might need to get accomplished but that rain will arrive by about 5 p.m. outside of the belt way, 6 inside the belt way, high temperatures, more chilly temperatures ahead in the . >>> welcome back to satellite morning, we are scanning the satellites for stories that were caught on camera, check this out. a man on the hood of a moving vehicle. probably not by choice, this driver took his reluctant passenger on a ride, there it is right there went through several towns near pittsburgh police say the men got into an argument before that incident. >> up state new york they are used to seeing deer even the occasional moose, not this. 15 buffalo escaped from albany new york. they are herding stampeding crossing roads after swimming across a river. the animals could not be safely rounded up. >>> on a much lighter note we'll finish with a pupp

erica hill. >> we are getting ready for what is going to be a heck of a finish at the masters in augusta. tiger woods, fill mickelson and jordan spieth. >> lots of action, which makes a happy dylan dreyer. >> it's a lot of fun to watch. >> i like watching with my husband. >> coming up right now is our top story, and that's hillary clinton's announcement that she's running for president and is expected in a few sport hours. nbc's kristen welker is outside of clinton's headquarters this morning. >> reporter: good morning, peter. we expect the announcement to come down late this afternoon on social media. clinton's campaign aids worked late into the night, putting the final touches on her highly anticipated second bid for the white house. >> don't you someday want to see a woman president of the united states of the america? >> reporter: in a few hours, hillary clinton will make it efficient. her message will focus on ways to help the middle class. late saturday, she earned an endorsement of sorts from the current commander in chief. >> i think she'd be an excellent president. >> reporter: unlike 2008 s

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